Nebula Award for Best Script

Winners of the Nebula Award for Best Script. The stated year is that of release; awards are given in the following year. Winning titles are listed first, with other nominees listed below. In 1974, 1975, and 1977 the award was for "Best Dramatic Presentation". In 1976 the award was for "Best Dramatic Writing".

Starting with the 2009 award, this nebula was eliminated and in its place will be awarded "The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation." While no longer a Nebula, the award will be presented at the Nebula Awards Ceremony and will follow Nebula rules and procedures.^[1] For winners starting with the 2009 year, please see the Bradbury Award.

Winners and other nominees

Year	Winner	Other nominees
1973	Soylent Green by Stanley R. Greenberg, screenplay; based on a novel by Harry Harrison	Westworld by Michael Crichton Steambath by Bruce Jay Friedman Catholics by Brian Moore
1974	Sleeper by Woody Allen	Frankenstein: The True Story by Christopher Isherwood & Don Bachardy, teleplay; based on the novel by Mary Shelley Fantastic Planet by René Laloux & Roland Topor, screenplay; based on work by Stefan Wul
1975	Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks & Gene Wilder, screenplay; based on the novel by Mary Shelley	Dark Star by John Carpenter & Dan O'Bannon A Boy and His Dog by L. Q. Jones, screenplay; based on the work by Harlan Ellison Rollerball by William Harrison
1976	(no award)	Harlan! Harlan Ellison Reads Harlan Ellison by Harlan Ellison Logan's Run by David Zelag Goodman, screenplay; based on the novel by William F. Nolan & George Clayton Johnson The Man Who Fell to Earth by Paul Mayersberg, screenplay; based on the novel The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis
1977	A special award was given for Star Wars	.
1999	The Sixth Sense by M. Night Shyamalan	The Devil's Arithmetic by Robert J. Avrech The Iron Giant by Brad Bird & Tim McCanlies The Uranus Experiment: Part 2 by John Millerman The Matrix by Larry & Andy Wachowski
2000	Galaxy Quest by David Howard & Robert Gordon	The Green Mile by Frank Darabont Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki & Neil Gaiman Being John Malkovich by Charlie Kaufman Unbreakable by M. Night Shyamalan Dogma by Kevin Smith
2001	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai & Hui-Ling Wang; from the book by Du Lu Wang	O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen X-Men by Tom DeSanto & Bryan Singer, story; David Hayter, screenplay Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "The Body" by Joss Whedon
2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson; based on The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien	Shrek by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio The Dead Zone by Michael Taylor Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Once More, With Feeling" by Joss Whedon
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair & Peter Jackson; based on The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien	Minority Report by Scott Frank & Jon Cohen Futurama: "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" by David A. Goodman Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt & Donald H. Hewitt Finding Nemo by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson & David Reynolds
2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, based on the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien	The Incredibles by Brad Bird The Butterfly Effect by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry
2005	Serenity by Joss Whedon[2]	Battlestar Galactica: "Act of Contrition/You Can't Go Home Again" by Carla Robinson & Bradley Thompson & David Weddle
2006[3]	Howl's Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt	Batman Begins by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer Battlestar Galactica: "Unfinished Business" by Michael Taylor Doctor Who: "The Girl in the Fireplace" by Steven Moffat
2007[4]	Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro[5]	Children of Men by Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, and Hawk Ostby Doctor Who: "Blink" by Steven Moffat The Prestige by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan V for Vendetta by Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski Star Trek: New Voyages: "World Enough and Time" by Marc Scott Zicree and Michael Reaves
2008[6]	WALL-E by Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon and Pete Docter[7]	The Dark Knight by Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, and David S. Goyer Stargate Atlantis: "The Shrine" by Brad Wright
2009	Discontinued, replaced by the Bradbury Award

See also

• Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

References

1. ^ "Ray Bradbury Award". Locus Magazine. http://www.locusmag.com/News/2009/01/ray-bradbury-award.html. 
2. ^ "2005 Nebula Award winners". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc.. 2006-05-06. http://www.sfwa.org/news/2006/06nebwin.htm. 
3. ^ "2006 SFWA Final Nebula Awards ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc.. 2007-05-07. http://www.sfwa.org/awards/2007/NebFinal2006.html. 
4. ^ "2007 SFWA Final Nebula Awards Ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc.. http://www.sfwa.org/awards/2008/NebFinal2007.html. 
5. ^ Mills, Nicole (2008-04-28). "Newsmakers: Chabon takes Nebula". Austin American-Statesman. http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/nation/04/28/0428makers.html. 
6. ^ "2008 SFWA Final Nebula Awards Ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc.. http://www.nebulaawards.com/index.php/guest_blogs/2009_nebula_award_ballot/. 
7. ^ "Nebula Awards 2009". Cover It Live. 2009-04-25. http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php?option=com_altcaster&task=siteviewaltcast&altcast_code=21d947440a. Retrieved 2009-04-25. 

External links

• Nebula Awards Homepage
• List of past winners
• http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NebulaNomList.html